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United Nations adopts resolution on North Korea’s human rights abuses

United Nations adopts resolution on North Korea’s human rights abuses

North Korea - The United Nations on Thursday adopted a resolution on North Korean human rights abuses. The resolution was adopted by consensus at the UN General Assembly. It marks the 17th consecutive year the

India: No more struggle for basic benefits, Apex court announces call in favor of Sex workers

India: No more struggle for basic benefits, Apex court announces call in favor of Sex workers

India - The Centre has been directed by the apex court of India to give equal benefits to sex workers. The only way they can do this is by enrolling them into digital systems that

Qatar human rights: Concerns over fate of missing female activist rise

Qatar human rights: Concerns over fate of missing female activist rise

Qatar - Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR), among other rights groups, has called on the Qatari authorities to present proof that female activist Noof Al-Maadeed is alive and healthy after reports have emerged stating

Serious human rights issues warned of by groups as Qatar World Cup 2022 worker jailed

Serious human rights issues warned of by groups as Qatar World Cup 2022 worker jailed

Qatar - A former senior World Cup 2022 media manager, Abdullah Ibhais has been jailed for three years in Qatar. And now his appeal against the controversial sentence has been rejected – the sentence that

Hungary: LGBT Law Breaches International Human Rights Standards

Hungary: LGBT Law Breaches International Human Rights Standards

Europe - A board of experts of the Council of Europe human rights body, Venice Commission said that Hungary's law bans teaching about homosexuality and transgender issues in schools. The group said on Tuesday that

Is the Taliban making the human rights situation worse in Afghanistan?

Is the Taliban making the human rights situation worse in Afghanistan?

Afghanistan - Ground level access to many of the happenings in Afghanistan has become a very difficult process as after the Taliban takeover, freedoms, rights have been heavily compromised. But the United Nations is one

Sexual misconduct allegations by CAR officials: UN takes steps to address the situation

Sexual misconduct allegations by CAR officials: UN takes steps to address the situation

Central Africa - Three months ago, allegations of sexual misconduct by peacekeepers in CAR (Central African Republic) came to surface. Since then the United Nations is continuing to address the allegations and take required steps.

People Smugglers To Be Hunted Down In Central America

People Smugglers To Be Hunted Down In Central America

United States - In a recent accident in Mexican state of Chiapas, killing at least 55 migrants, authorities from the US, Mexico and few more regional countries have now decided to coordinate the crackdown on people

Human Rights Organization Says Over 1,800 Tibetans Detained In Chinese Prisons

Human Rights Organization Says Over 1,800 Tibetans Detained In Chinese Prisons

China - The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh claimed that over 1,800 Tibetans are detained in Chinese prisons. The online database of Tibetan political prisoners developed by TCHRD

US imposed strict sanctions on Myanmar, China, North Korea on human rights grounds

US imposed strict sanctions on Myanmar, China, North Korea on human rights grounds

United States - The United States has announced the latest sanctions on Myanmar, China, Bangladesh and North Korea on charges of human rights exploitation. On Friday, the Biden administration took some serious calls against the